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This category lists British professional wrestlers, or professional wrestlers whose characters are purportedly from Britain. Subcategories This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
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This category lists English professional wrestlers, or professional wrestlers whose characters are purportedly from England. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
British male wrestlers (5 C, 2 P) C. British catch wrestlers (17 P) P. British professional wrestlers (6 C, 3 P) S. British sport wrestlers (5 C) Pages in category ...
This is a list of sport wrestlers who participated in the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Pages in category "Wrestlers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
The history of professional wrestling in the United Kingdom spans over one hundred years. After a brief spell of popularity for Greco Roman professional wrestling during the Edwardian era, the first catch-as-catch-can based scene began in the 1930s, [1] when it was popularised under the concept of "All-in Wrestling", which emphasised an "anything goes" style and presentation.
Les was an engineer in the merchant navy and was demobbed in Manchester, where a meeting with Joe Hill led him to consider life as a professional wrestler. During the 1950s he earned £50 a week, wrestling nationwide. In the 1960s Kellett was nominated for ITV's Sports Personality of the Year and met Prince Philip in the 1970s. [2]
Joint Promotions, All Star Wrestling, British Wrestling Federation: late 1970s-1993 United Kingdom: Renamed King Kendo after legal action from Peter Thornley. Unmasked repeatedly at 1981 All Star Wrestling house shows around the UK by the real Kendo Nagasaki. [20] [21] Also appeared as the Red Devil on UK television 1982, unmasked as Clarke by ...